Palliative Nursing: Across the Spectrum of Care Across the Spectrum of Care

Palliative Nursing is an evidence-based practical guide for nurses working in areas of practice where general palliative care is provided. This may be in hospitals, nursing homes, dementia units, the community and any other clinical areas which are not classified as specialist palliative care.This book first explores the history and ethos of palliative care, and then looks at palliative nursing across various care settings. It then looks at palliative nursing care for people with specific illnesses, including heart failure, dementia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, and neurological conditions. Palliative care for children and young people is discussed, and then the book finally looks at education and research in palliative nursing. Palliative Nursing will be essential reading for all nurses working with palliative care patients in a non specialist role, i.e. in hospitals, primary care and nursing homes, as well as nursing students.

Preface.Contributors.Introduction.PART 1 ADULT PALLIATIVE CARE.SECTION 1 HISTORY AND ETHOS OF PALLIATIVE CARE.1. The History of Palliative Care.2. Definitions and Aims of Palliative Care.3. Providing Palliative Care for Marginalised and Disenfranchised People.SECTION 2 PALLIATIVE NURSING CARE ACROSS CARE SETTINGS.4. Palliative Nursing Care in the Acute Hospital.5. Palliative Nursing Care in the Community.6. Palliative Nursing Care in Nursing and Residential Care Homes.7. Palliative Nursing Care in Hospices.SECTION 3 PALLIATIVE NURSING CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIFIC ILLNESSES.8. Palliative Nursing Care in Heart Failure.9. Palliative Care in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.10. Palliative Care for People Who Have a Dementia.11. Palliative Nursing Care in Other Neurological Conditions.11.1 Huntingtons Disease.11.2 Motor Neurone Disease.11.3 Multiple Sclerosis.11.4 Parkinsons Disease.12. Palliative Care for People in End Stage Renal Disease.13. Palliative Care Issues for People with Cancer.14. Palliative Care for People with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Imunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)..PART 2 PALLIATIVE CARE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.15. The History and Ethos of Palliative Care for Children and Young People.16. Challenges of Paediatric Palliative Care in The Hospital Setting.17. Childrens Palliative Care in the Hospice and the Community..PART 3 EDUCATION AND RESEARCH.18. Palliative Nursing Education and Continuing Professional Development.19. Palliative Care Research.